Opened 13 years ago

Closed 13 years ago

#1167 closed Defect (fixed)

Couldn't write state file; check directory permissions!

Reported by: FractalTS Owned by: FractalTS
Priority: Critical Milestone: Undetermined
Component: Manager Version: 6.12.35
Keywords: Cc: FractalTS@…

Description

I have been unable to launch (or restart) either project: Seti@Home or Einstein@Home within the BOINC Manager (version 6.12.34) for Windows XP.

I keep getting the error message (notice): "couldn't write state file; check directory permissions". but have no idea how to proceed?

According to the boinccmd file (running from a DOS prompt) - the "state file" is "corrupt" - so I have tried to INSTALL "REPAIR" - which is supposed to resolve that issue and INSTALL "REMOVE", followed by complete RE-INSTALL to fix the problem. But the problem persists!

Please help!

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BOINCErrorMessage_12262011.JPG (17.6 KB) - added by FractalTS 13 years ago.
BOINC Error Message - 12/26/2011

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Change History (3)

Changed 13 years ago by FractalTS

BOINC Error Message - 12/26/2011

comment:1 Changed 13 years ago by Ageless

Could you please post about this on the BOINC forums? That way we can (easier) determine if it requires a Trac ticket or not. Trac is for bugs, not so much for asking for help on how to do things.

With thanks.

comment:2 Changed 13 years ago by davea

Resolution: fixed
Status: newclosed
Version: 6.12.346.12.35

This problem was due to corruption of the user's filesystem, and was fixed by creating a new data directory.

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